Adjustable shade fixture



April 1932- F. c. MORRIS ADJUSTABLE SHADE FIXTURE Filed NOV. 29, 1929 INVENTOR fm/m Gmnes Now/5.

ATTORNEY 40 since he has many other advantages.

Patented Apr. 26, 1932 UNITED STATS ATENT OFFICE FRANK CHARLES MORRIS, OF GLOVERSVILLE, NEW YORK ADJUSTABLE SHADE FIXTURE This invention relates to new and useful improvements in shade mountings and has more particular reference to a novel adj ustable shade fixture.

The invention has for an object the provision of a device of the class mentioned which is of simple durable construction, dependable in use and efficient in action, and which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonable 1 cost.

customarily, when one moves to a new set of rooms, one of the first jobs is the attachment of his previously used shades upon the windows in his new home. Immediately trouble is encountered in that not a single fixture in the new home is at the right place for the particular widths of shades used at the former home.

This necessitates the detachment of the fixtures and causes usually the m'arring of a newly painted and varnished job. The reattachment of the fixtures causes the putting of new holes in the woodwork which is quite a difiicult task especially if of hard wood.

It will be found that many'times before the fixtures are successfully attached, the screws or nails will repeatedly fall to the floor and cause annoyance.

Another difficulty is also encountered, that is, the proper alignment of the fixtures so that the shade hangs evenly upon the window. The invention proposes a remedy for all of these problems especially by the provision of fixtures to be provided as permanent equipment by the owner of the property and to be adjustable for shades of various widths. The fixtures are not limited to purchase by the property owner and a tenant may equip his window frames with the same For example, the shades need not be cut to exact widths since the fixtures are adjustable.

The invention particularly proposes afixm ture consisting of a trunnion section for receiving a trunnion of a window shade roller,

and a transverse member adjustably supporting said trunnion section and formed with a scale indicating the adjusted position.

r, and adapted for attachment on the inner face of a window frame.

The invention further proposes a trunnion section for recelving the trunnion of a win dow shade roller, a longitudinal member adjustably supporting said trunnion section .4

and formed with a scale indicating the adjusted position, a transverse member adjustably supporting said longitudinal member and formed with a scale indicating the position, and a vertical member for attachment on a window frame and adjustably supporting said transverse member and formed with a scale indicating the adjusted position.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure Fig. 1 is a fragmentary elevational View of a window with the adjustable shade fixture attached thereon.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary transverse vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the various elements from which the device is composed shown in spaced relation in the order of indicating the adjusted position.

The window frame is of conventional construction and is provided with the usual sash guide strips 37. The inner ones of these guide strips are spaced from the inner face of the window frame providing a space within the window frame, that is, upon the same surface that the guide strips are attached upon, for supporting the adjustable shade fixtures.

The said longitudinal member 30 is formed with a groove 38 receiving a tongue 39 projecting from the trunnion section 527 and constituting said adjustable mounting. Set screws 40 engage this tongue and may abutagainst the inner face of the groove and accomplish relative fixing of these parts. The transverse member 32 is formed with a groove 41 receiving a tongue 42 projecting from said longitudinal member 30 and constituting the said adjustable supporting. Set screws 43 threadedly engage thru the tongue 42 and abut the face of the groove 41 for accomplishing relative fixing of these parts. The said vertical member 34 is formed with a groove 44 receiving a tongue 45 projecting from said transverse member 32 and constituting the said adjustable supporting. Set screws 46 threadedly engage thru the tongue 45 and abut the base of the groove 44 for fixing the transverse member 32 in adjusted positions. As shown, the vertical member 34 is imbedded within the frame 35.

A pair of these adjustable fixtures must be accurately mounted upon a window frame and thereafter is adapted to accommodate window shades of various widths. In addition, the fixture is adapted to support the window shade within a small compass, that is, farther or nearer the window sashes, or farther or nearer the top of the window frame. The scales provide for the correct alignment of the window shade. For ex ample, the screws 46 may be loosened and the window shade adjusted relative to the top of the window frame, and the screws 43 may be loosened and the shade adjusted further or nearer the face of the window sashes, and the screws 40 may be loosened and the trunnion sections 27 adjusted to accommodate a shade of any width within the limits of adjustments.

\Vhile I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree of particularity, I realize that in practice various alterations therein may be made. I therefor reverse the right and privilege of changing the form of the details of construction or otherwise altering the arrangement of the correlated parts without departing from the spirit or the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is An adjustable shade fixture, comprising in combination a vertical member for attachment within a window frame and having edges bent inwards, a transverse member having edges bent inwards and located fiat against said vertical member, lugs attached upon the transverse member and engaging within the bent edges of the vertical member, screws engaging through the lugs and abutting the vertical member for holding the transverse member in adjusted positions, a longitudinal member having its edges bent inwards and positioned at right angles to the transverse member, lugs on said longitudinal member engaging in behind the bent edges of the transverse member, screws engaged through said latter lugs and abutting said transverse member for holding the longi tudinal member in adjusted position relative to the transverse member, a trunnion member at right angles to said longitudinal member, lugs projecting from said trunnion member and engaging in behind the bent edges of the longitudinal member, and screws engaging through last-mentioned lugs and abutting said longitudinal member.

Signed at Gloversville in the county of Fulton and State of New York, this 22nd day of November, A. D. 1929.

FRANK CHARLES MORRIS. 

